| Max Gray
life cut tragically short
(mid-50's) |
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Model Railroader
- personal layout: a custom O-Gauge train layout
that was bigger than an average American's home
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Manufacturer: Max Gray; Perfection Scale Models
- 1935-1966,
Max Gray was a pioneer in:
- offering
printed board sides with an emphasis on private owner reefer cars.
- developed
CHAMP decals (still marketed by the Champion Decal Company).
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Importer, Max Gray
- Early
importer, primarily brass from Japan. 1952 - 1963.
- After
he became aware of the skills available in occupied Japan following WWII, he went on to develop a line of handmade
brass rolling stock (see partial list below.
- the advantage Max had with his lovely wife who
at meetings would advise Max as what the Japanese men were saying during negotiations for a model
- yet another O Scaler
- Line
eventually was acquired by KEMTRON.
- catalog
listed motor and gear ratio employed
in each imported locomotive.
- For
more information try these resources:
- TraiNutz.com (The Brass Interlist); this list is always growing and includes some pricing information
(original and appraisals)
- "NYC Steam in 'O' Scale Brass" by W. L. Gwyer; published on the Internet at Caboose Hobbies. Good discussion of older
imports.
- Additional
information is available upon request from the Walthers Collection library of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA). E-mail for more details.
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| Model Railroad Industry Association (MRIA) Hall
of Fame, 1996 |
Max Gray on the Desirability
of Handcrafted Goods
"It
may not be untimely to call attention here to the fact that any article made entirely by hand and of good quality
retains its value long after a mass-produced article is forgotten. The handmade article due to limitations of such
process will not decline in value as will products manufactured in endless quantity."
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Partial List of Max Gray Imports
[based on notes from Dan Henon w/corrections from John Armstrong & others.]:
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Steam
Locomotives
- 0-4-0T,
B&O (19??)
- 0-8-0
- B&O
Winan's Camel (1963)
- PRR
C1s (1957)
- 2-6-0
- CB&Q
Porter Mogul (1959)
- SP
Mogul (1958)
- 2-8-0
UP C57, kit (1965)
- 2-8-2
- AT&SF
(Toby, 1964)
- C&O
K3 (1965)
- PRR
L1 (1958)
- C&O
Kanawah (1960)
- NKP
S2 Berkshire (1959)
- N&W
(19??)
- 2-10-0
PRR I1 Decapod; long or short tender (1958)
- 2-10-2
PRR N1s (1965)
- 2-10-4,
- AT&SF
(1958)
- PRR
J1 (1959)
- T&P
Texas (1959, 1964)
- 2-6-6-6
C&O H8 Allegheny (1958)
- 2-8-8-2
- D&RGW
L131 (1965)
- N&W
Y6b (1964)
- 2-8-8-4
- B&O
EM1 "Yellowstone" (1960, 1965)
- SP
AC9 (1963)
- 2-10-10-2
WM 3-Truck (1964)
- 4-4-0
- CP
(1962)
- NYC&HRR
(19??)
- PRR
D16 American (1964)
- 4-4-2
PRR E6 (1964)
- 4-6-0
PRR G5s (1963)
- 4-6-2
- AT&SF
heavy Pacific (1961)
- Erie
K5 (1962)
- PRR
K4 (1957, 1960, 1962)
- 4-6-4
- AT&SF
(1957)
- NYC
J3a Hudson with Box Pok drivers (1964)
- NYC
J3a Streamlined with Scullin disc drivers (1964)
- NYC
J3a destreamlined with Scullin (1964)
- NYC
J3a destreamlined with spoked drivers (1964)
- 4-8-0
SP TW8 with rectangular tender (1965)
- 4-8-2
- NYC
L4b Mohawk (1959)
- PRR
M1 with long tender (1961, 1964)
- SP
MT3 (1961)
- SP
MT4 (1961)
- 4-8-4
- AT&SF
(1958)
- N&W
J (1959)
- NYC
S1b Niagara (1962)
- SP
GS5 Daylight (1963)
- UP
with or without deflectors (KTM 1964)
- 4-10-2
SP 5000 (1963)
- 4-8-8-2
- SP
AC4 (1958 KIT, 1963 RTR)
- SP
AC12 Cab-Forward (1958 $246)
- 4-8-8-4
UP Big Boy (1958, 1962)
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Diesel
Locomotives
- BALDWIN
- BLH
- RF16
A/B Shark-Nose Freight (1957; A Unit, B Unit)
- EMD
(GM)
- GP7
Dual Drive (1955)
- GP30
(19??)
- GP35
(19??)
- SD9
Dual Drive (1957)
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Traction
- CSS&SB
MU Motor Coach (1961)
- CUT
2-C-C-2 (1952) EXTREMELY RARE
- GN
1-C-C-1 Y1 Dual Drive (1960)
- MILW
E2 Bi-Polar 3-D-2-D-3 (1965)
- NYC
R2 0-C-C-0 Dual Drive (1963)
- PRR
DD1 2-B2, Semi-Perm-Coupled Dual Drive Units (1963)
- F2
1-C-C-1 (1960)
- GG1
Dual Drive (1960)
- O1
2-B-2 (1961)
- P5a
2-C-2 Boxcab (1961)
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Box Cars (Year for First
Runs below this)
- Round
Top, 40' Single or Double Door Auto (PRR, SBD, NW, DT&I) (1958)
- Round
Top, 50' Single or Double Door Auto (PRR, SBD, NW, DT&I) (1958)
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Caboose
- AT&SF
- 800
Series, Wood, Side Door (1958)
- 1900
Series, Riveted Steel, (1958)
- B&O
Wagon Top (1958)
- C&O
Steel Northeast Type (1958)
- NYC
Bay Window (19??)
- PRR
- N5
(1958)
- N6b,
Wood, Centered Cupola (1958)
- N6b,
Wood, Offset Cupola (1958)
- N8
(1958)
- SP
- Offset
Cupola, Riveted Steel (1958)
- C30-4,
Bay Window (1958)
- UP
CA4 (1958)
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Flat Cars
- GSC
16-Wheel Flat (1958)
- TTX
53' Piggy-Back Flat, No Trucks (1958)
- Logging
Flat SP (1958)
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Gondolas
- Mill
Gon
- 48'
Drop-End (1958)
- 52'
Drop-End (1958)
- GS
Drop Bottom with Operating Drop Doors (1958, 2 versions: different ends)
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Hoppers
- Composite,
Twin (1958)
- Covered
- 2-Bay
Open Side (1958)
- 2-Bay
Slab-Side,\ (1958)
- PS2
34' Unpainted (1958)
- PS2
46' Unpainted (1958)
- Offset
Side
- 50
Ton Twin (1958)
- 50
Ton Twin with Peaked Ends (1958)
- 70-Ton
Triple (1958)
- 70/90-Ton
Quad (1958)
- Ore
Cars
- Panel
Side (1958)
- Ribbed
Side (1958)
- Panel
Side Hoppers
- 70
Ton with Peaked Ends (1958)
- 70
Ton with Flush Ends (1958)
- 70
Ton with Rounded Ends (1958)
- PRR
H25 Quad (1958)
- Ribbed
Side Hoppers
- 70
Ton with Peaked Ends (1958)
- 70
Ton with Flush Ends (1958)
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Tank Cars
- 8,000
Gallon
- Single
Dome (1958)
- Two
Dome (1958)
- 44'
Single Dome (1958)
- Chemical
- Single
Dome with Platform (1958)
- Single
Dome without Platform (1958)
- Shorty
with Platform (1958)
- Raised
Runningboard, Single Dome (1958)
- Raised
Runningboard, Two Domes (1958)
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Wreckers
/ Crane Cars
- 200
Ton, Operating Headlights (1958)
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